Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Casino Control Act 1982, the Casino Control Regulation 1999, the Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999, the Collections Act 1966, the Gaming Machine Act 1991, the Interactive Gambling (Player Protection) Act 1998, the Keno Act 1996, the Lotteries Act 1997, the Wagering Act 1998 and the Wagering Regulation 1999 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022.

2 Commencement The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation— (a) sections 21 to 24; (b) part 5; (c) sections 100 to 103, 105, 112(1) and (2), 114 and 116.

Part 2 Amendment of Casino Control Act 1982

3 Act amended This part amends the Casino Control Act 1982.

4 Amendment of s 14 (Confidentiality of information) Section 14(2)— insert— (d) the disclosure is to an external adviser for the purpose of the adviser exercising the adviser's function.

5 Insertion of new s 15A After section 15— insert—

15A Chief executive may make guidelines (1) The chief executive may make guidelines to inform persons about— (a) the attitude the chief executive is likely to adopt on a particular matter; or (b) how the chief executive administers this Act. (2) The chief executive must publish the guidelines on the department's website.

6 Amendment of s 21 (Hotel-casino complex owner or State as licensee) (1) Section 21(2)— omit. (2) Section 21(3)— renumber as section 21(2).

7 Amendment of s 30 (Investigations concerning continued suitability of casino licensee etc.) (1) Section 30(1), after 'satisfy the Governor in Council'— insert— or Minister (2) Section 30(2)— omit, insert— (2) Without limiting the matters the Minister may have regard to in undertaking an investigation under subsection (1), the Minister may have regard to any of the following findings or report— (a) the findings of an investigation undertaken by a State authority if the findings relate to an entity mentioned in subsection (1) or an associate of the entity; (b) the findings of an investigation conducted under a law of a State or the Commonwealth if the findings relate to an entity mentioned in subsection (1) or an associate of the entity; (c) a report prepared by an external adviser. (2A) For subsection (2), an entity is an associate for another entity if the first entity is an associated entity for the second entity under the Corporations Act, section 50AAA. (3) Section 30— insert— (5) In this section— State authority means— (a) a State or the Commonwealth; or (b) an entity established under a law of a State or the Commonwealth; or (c) another entity that represents a State or the Commonwealth. (4) Section 30(2A) to (5)— renumber as section 30(3) to (6).